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2024 VFC Annual Reenrollment Training
The 2024 Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program Annual Provider Staff Training will consist of two of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “You Call the Shots” interactive, web-based training courses. The enrollee, primary VFC coordinator, and back-up coordinator must each complete both trainings individually. Access instructions on how to complete. Also available in Spanish.
Monthly Live Webinars
Florida SHOTS offers “New User and Refresher Overview” and “Data Quality Reports” live webinars each month. Whether you need a basic overview to start using the registry or need to ensure your data is successfully uploading to Florida SHOTS, these webinars will provide step-by-step instructions on how to successfully complete the functions.Click on the date to register! (EST)New User and Refresher Overview:Tuesday, January 30, 12:00pmData Quality Reports:Thursday January 25, 12:30pm
LIVE Webinar: Florida SHOTS Account Maintenance
Each organization enrolled with Florida SHOTS has at least one user designated as a Local Organization Administrator (LOA) to manage their account. During this webinar, we will review the various features that LOAs have access to ensure their Florida SHOTS account is up to date! Topics include upcoming user account updates and managing your Personnel List (adding/terminating/activating user access).Click below to register! (EST)Tuesday, January 23, 12:30pmThursday, January 25, 12:30pm* SPANISHWednesday, January 31, 12:00pm
Florida SHOTS Live Webinar: Reconciling Your VFC Inventory
Accurately maintaining your Vaccines for Children (VFC) inventory is vital to your participation in the program and avoid errors that could be costly for your practice. During this live webinar, we will demonstrate how to complete inventory adjustments to report wasted/expired vaccines, and generate the Shots Recorded Report to touch on the most common errors that cause inventory discrepancies. Click on the below date (in EST) to register.Tuesday, December 12, 12:00pm
Florida SHOTS: Accuracy Counts!
Find your way back to quality dataIf your office participates in data exchange through your electronic health records (EHR), it’s important to regularly monitor and ensure that your data is delivered as timely and accurately as possible. Don’t know where to begin to check for errors and warnings? We’re here to help! Join our monthly Data Quality Webinars for step-by-step training to verify that your vaccine records are uploading properly into Florida SHOTS.Data Quality TrainingFlorida SHOTS provider training is free, online, and self-paced. Participate in live trainings, watch recorded webinars, or consult training guides to learn how to properly monitor data upload.
Florida SHOTS Live Webinar: VFC Vaccine Order Overview
Whether you are new to placing Vaccines for Children (VFC) vaccines or just need a refresher, we've got you covered! During this webinar we will demonstrate an overview on how to place vaccine orders and review tools to assist with inventory reconciliation.Click on the below date (in EST) to register.Tuesday, November 14, 12:30pm* SpanishWednesday, November 29 12:00pm
Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Are No Longer Authorized
The bivalent Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines are no longer authorized for use in the United States. To minimize the risk of vaccine administration errors, providers should:Remove all bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from storage units immediately, even if they are not expired.Once all inventory is fully accounted for, adjust bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from the available vaccine inventory in Florida SHOTS as wastage. Follow the instructions on how to complete adjustments. The instructions are also available in Spanish.Dispose of all bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine vials in accordance with current regulations.
LIVE Webinar: Managing Expired/Wasted VFC Vaccines
Expired and wasted Vaccines for Children (VFC) vaccines need to be manually removed from your inventory and reported within Florida SHOTS. During this webinar, we will demonstrate how to complete inventory adjustment, report and request shipping label. We will also go over the Aging Vaccine Report that identifies vaccines that have expired or will be expiring soon.Click on the below date (in EST) to register.Thursday, October 5, 12:30pmTuesday, October 10, 12:30pm* SpanishWednesday, October 18, 12:00pm
LIVE Webinar: Reports Overview
During this webinar we will review how to generate several useful reports within Florida SHOTS. These include the Reminder/Recall tool for increasing vaccine coverage among your patients, the Vaccine Utilization Report which shows vaccines administered within a specified date range, and the Shots Recorded report that provides vaccinations recorded corresponding to the specified VFC PIN/site. We will also review the Login/Logout Report that’s available to Local Organization Administrators to review user activity within the organization.Click on the below date (in EST) to register.Wednesday, September 20, 12:00pm
Quick Tutorials for your FAQs
Check out our ongoing short video series to answer your frequently asked questions. These under ten-minute videos show step-by-step instructions for numerous functions within Florida SHOTS including logging in, adding vaccines, certifying DH 680 form, adding new user etc. Access the videos HERE and also available in Spanish.